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Study finds truck fleet clean-up significantly decreases engine emissions near Port of Oakland

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Emission factors were matched to data from a statewide drayage truck registry, including engine make, model year, and installed emission control equipment. The median age of truck engines declined from 11 to six years, and the percentage of trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters increased from 2% to 99%. 09-340.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges continued that line of research at UC Berkeley, which he joined in 1970 as a professor of engineering.

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

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TAMU ] Fourteen years ago, a team of engineering experts and Virginia Tech students competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and propelled Torc to success. This panel is intended for robotics students and engineers interested in learning more about careers in academia after earning their degree. CMU RI ].

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Video Friday: Your Robot Dog

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TAMU ] Fourteen years ago, a team of engineering experts and Virginia Tech students competed in the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge and propelled Torc to success. This panel is intended for robotics students and engineers interested in learning more about careers in academia after earning their degree. CMU RI ].

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Former IEEE Chief Financial Officer Richard Schwartz Dies at 77

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Mancino Former manager of engineering reliability at RCA Life senior member, 93; died 24 September For most of his career, Mancino worked as an engineer at RCA , which was headquartered in New York City. Mancino began his career at RCA in 1951 as an electromagnetic compatibility engineer in Camden, N.J. While serving in the U.S.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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But it was true what semiconductor engineers in South Korea whispered about his former students: They were everywhere. Starting in the mid-1980s, as chip manufacturing in the country accelerated, engineers who had studied under Kim at. His mother taught elementary school; his father, Kim Byung-Woon, was a textile engineer for.